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No. 749,587. PATENTED JAN. 12', 1904.

W. F, SIMON. BRACELET OR OTHER ORNAMENT.

APPLIGATION FILED SEPT. 12, 1902.

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UNITED STATES Patented January 12, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

BRACELET OR OTHER ORNAMENT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 749,587, dated January12, 1904.

Application filed September 12, 1902. Serial No. 123,112. (No model.) I

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM F. SIMON, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of West Hoboken, in the county of Hudson and State of NewJersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Braceletsor other Ornaments, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to improvements in bracelets and other ornaments;and it consists in the novel features and combination of partshereinafter described, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

The object of the invention is to produce in a novel structure anornament capable of use as a bracelet in imitation of a snake or reptilein the position of'being c0iled,the body of the reptile being formedfrom athin stripof spirallycoiled metal preferably crimped to present acontrast of lights and shades, and to this body there being secured atone end a head and at the other a tail-cap, while within the said bodyand fastened at the ends thereof is a strip of spring metal, which beingcoiled will aid in preserving the coils of the reptile bracelet and alsopermit of the expansion of the same, so that the bracelet may be passedover. the hand and upon the wrist of a person desiring to wear the sameand then contract to its former condition.

The invention will be fully understood from the detailed descriptionhereinafter presented, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,in which Figure 1 is av perspective view of abracelet constructed inaccordance with and embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a like view of thecoiled spring-strip within the bracelet, the exterior reptile portion ofthe latter being shown by dotted lines. Fig. 3 is a detached perspectiveview showing the head and a portion of the body of the bracelet, theseparts being illustrated in their normal condition preparatory to theirbeing brought together and secured. Fig. 4 is a longitudinal section ofthe parts shown in Fig. 3, the head and body being shown as securedtogether in Fig. 4. Fig. 5 is a side elevation, partly in section, ofthe tail portion of the reptile. Fig. 6 is an enlarged transversesection on the dotted line 6 f Fig. 3 through one end of the bracelet,this figure representing the end of the end of said body; and Fig. 7 isalike view of same, but showing the neck portion of the head as havingbeen bent or closed around the end of the body of the reptile.

The body 10 of the bracelet is of snake outline and formed from a thinnarrow strip of metal, which is preferably crimped, as shown in Figs. 6and 7 and then spirally coiled, the relative sizes of the coils beingproportioned to the varying diameter of the body of the snake. It is notessential in every instance that the spirally-coiled metal strip becrimped; but when said strip is crimped or corrugated theattractivecharacter of the article will be greatly enhanced, because the said body10 will then present an appearance of lights and shades which willchange or vary as the article is moved.

Upon one end of the body 10 is secured a head 11, and upon the other endthereof is fasteneda tail-cap 12, while within the interior of the body10 and coiled correspondingly therewith is located the metal strip orrod 13, the latter extending lengthwise ofsaid body and being bypreference fastened at its ends thereto by solder.

The interior strip or rod 13 is of reasonably stifi' metal, and itperforms two duties, one being to impart stability to the bracelet andpreserve the spiral coil of snake or reptile and the other being topermit of expansion of the bracelet during its application to the wristof the wearer and then to contract the same when upon the wrist to itsnormal di-- ameter or to as near that condition as the size of the wristwill permit. When the interior strip or rod 13 is employed, '1 may formthe body 10 from a very thin strip of metal and produce a more desirableand attractive article by reason thereof.

The head 11 is of sheet-metal in imitation of the head of a snake andhas a split or normally open neck portion 14, within which one end ofthe body 10 is placed, as shown in Fig. 6, and which is then closedaround said end, as shown in Fig. 7 being there secured by a littlesolder. A few coils at the head end of the body 10 are of reduceddiameter, as indicated at 15 in Fig. 3, so that when the head 11 is inposition the adjoining exposed surfaces of the neck portion 14. and body10 may nicely merge into one another without leaving any projectingedges or shoulders. The coils 15 of reduced diameter at the head end ofthe body 10 bind upon the opposite edges of the flat rod 13 and arefastened thereto by solder 17, and hence said end of said body becomesVery firm and rigid and aflords substantial means for receiving the head11, and in addition the rod 13 becomes fastened at one end to the headend of the reptile.

There are a few coils 16 at the tail end of the body 10, which are ofreduced diameter and soldered to the end of the rod 13 therein, as shownin Fig. 5, these coils 16 receiving the tail-cap 12, which is simply aplain sheetmetal thimble or cap applied upon and soldered to the extremetail end of the body 10, said cap fitting snugly upon the reduced coils16 and its exposed surfaces merging into the adjoining surfaces of thebody 10 without leaving any projecting edges or shoulders. The rod 13 isthus secured at its ends to the ends of the body 10, and when thussecured it will preserve the integrity of the coils of the stripcomposing the body 10 and also the coiled condition of the bracelet, butat the same time said rod 13 will permit of the expansion of thebracelet and insure its proper contraction.

The construction as a whole has been devised with a View of producing avery attractive and durable snake bracelet or ornament.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The ornament in the form of a coiled reptile and comprising the bodyportion, the head on the end thereof, and the interior metal rodextending throughout the length of said body and at the side edges ofits ends fastened to the inner surfaces of the end coils of said body,said body being formed from a thin narrow strip of metal spirally coiledin the varying diameter to represent the body of a reptile, and saidhead having a neck portion 14 inclosing the coils at one end of saidbody and fastened thereto; substantially as set forth.

2. The ornament in the form of a coiled reptile and comprising the bodyportion, the head on the end thereof, and the interior metal rodextending throughout the length of said body and at the side edges ofits ends fastened to the inner surfaces of the end coils of said body,said body being formed from a thin narrow strip of metal transverselycrimped and spirally coiled in the varying diameter to represent thebody of a reptile, and said head having a neck portion 14 inclosing thecoils at one end of said body and fastened thereto; substantially as setforth.

Signed at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York,this 11th day of September, A. D. 1902.

WILLIAM F. SIMON.

Witnesses:

CHAS. C. GILL, ANNA V. BRODERIOK.

